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2. Bluetooth Low Energy beacon - Wikipedia

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   Bluetooth beacons are hardware transmitters — a class of Bluetooth Low Energy (LE) devices that broadcast their identifier to nearby portable electronic devices. The technology enables smartphones, tablets and other devices to perform actions when in close proximity to a beacon. Bluetooth beacons use Bluetooth Low Energy proximity sensing to ...

3. Types of beacons - Wikipedia

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   Types of Beacon protocols iBeacon (Apple) In December 2013, Apple announced iBeacon: the first beacon protocol in the market. iBeacon works with Apple's iOS and Google's Android. The beacon using the iBeacon protocol transmits a so-called UUID. The UUID is a string of 24 numbers, which communicate with an installed Mobile App. Advantages:

4. Aerodrome beacon - Wikipedia

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   An aerodrome beacon, airport beacon, rotating beacon or aeronautical beacon is a beacon installed at an airport or aerodrome to indicate its location to aircraft pilots at night. An aerodrome beacon is mounted on top of a towering structure, often a control tower, above other buildings of the airport. It produces flashes similar to that of a ...

5. Transcontinental Airway System - Wikipedia

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   1928 Commemorative Beacon on Sherman Hill. In 1923, the United States Congress funded a sequential lighted airway along the transcontinental airmail route. The lighted airway was proposed by National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (NACA), and deployed by the Department of Commerce. It was managed by the Bureau of Standards Aeronautical Branch.

6. iBeacon - Wikipedia

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   iBeacon is a protocol developed by Apple and introduced at the Apple Worldwide Developers Conference in 2013. [1] Various vendors have since made iBeacon-compatible hardware transmitters – typically called beacons – a class of Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) devices that broadcast their identifier to nearby portable electronic devices.

7. Beacon - Wikipedia

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   A beacon is an intentionally conspicuous device designed to attract attention to a specific location. A common example is the lighthouse , which draws attention to a fixed point that can be used to navigate around obstacles or into port.